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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaty of Guadalupe -Hidalgo . (search)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
A treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlements was concluded at Guadalupe-Hidalgo, a city of Mexico, Feb. 2, 1848, between Nicholas P. Trist on the part of the United States, and Don Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo Couto, and Don Miguel Atristain on the part of Mexico.
It provided for a convention for the provisional suspension of hostilities; for the cessation of the blockade of Mexican ports; for the evacuation of the Mexican capital by the United States troops within a month after the ratification of the treaty, and the evacuation of Mexican territory within three months after such evacuation; for the restoration of prisoners of war; for a commission to survey and define the boundary-lines between the United States and Mexico; for the free navigation of the Gulf of California and the Colorado and Green rivers for United States vessels; freedom of Mexicans in any territory acquired by the United States; Indian incursions; payment of mone
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trist , Nicholas Philip 1800 -1874 (search)
Trist, Nicholas Philip 1800-1874
Diplomatist; born in Charlottesville, Va., June 2, 1800; educated at West Point, where he was acting professor in 1819-20.
In 1845 he was chief clerk of the State Department, and was United States commissioner with the army under General Scott in Mexico authorized to treat for peace, which he accomplished at Guadalupe-Hidalgo in January, 1848.
He was afterwards United States consul at Havana.
He was a personal friend and the private secretary of President Jackson.
He died in Alexandria, Va., Feb. 11, 1874.